Computer oriented image acquisition of the liver: Toward a better numerical model for radiofrequency ablation.

Simulating physiological interventions for planning purposes requires an accurate virtual liver model as computation input. To best meet the demands the data acquisition has to be oriented on image processing purposes. We provide a CT imaging protocol which makes it possible to extract much more vessels with the same segmentation algorithms than when using them on data sets from the clinical routine.

Towards validation for physiological models in intervention planning.

Computer supported treatment planning systems aim at predicting treatment results. Recently attacked challenges base not only on anatomical findings, but include physiological processes. This way, interventions which are highly depending on patient physiology become predictable and can be supported in computer based planning.